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Cancer Doctors Okays Controversial Prostate Therapy

...treatment for prostate cancer in which radioactive seeds are implanted in the prostate to destroy the tumor received support Friday from doctors writing therapy guidelines for the prestigious 17-hospital National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This type of therapy is k...

Radioactive Seeds used in Prostate Cancer treatment can migrate with the body

...al School, New Brunswick, has said that radiactive seeds used in prostate cancer treatment can migrate to other parts of the body including the lungs. In a procedure called Brachytherapy, tiny metal pellets are implanted in and around the prostate gland. The radiation emitted by these pellets destory can...

Flaxseed fights cancer risk

...of years - the fibres to make linen and the ground seeds in bread and cereal.The seeds are rich in lignans, which resemble the female hormone oestrogen.// High levels of oestrogen are l...

Herbs: rich soure of antioxidants

...hers believe. Spices come from the bark, stem and seeds of plants. Both have been used for thousands of years to flavour foods and treat illness. Now, herbs have emerged as a quick and easy way to get a concentrated source of antioxidants - without all the extra calories of whole foods, Wang says. She rec...

Herbs: rich soure of antioxidants

...hers believe. Spices come from the bark, stem and seeds of plants. Both have been used for thousands of years to flavour foods and treat illness. Now, herbs have emerged as a quick and easy way to get a concentrated source of antioxidants - without all the extra calories of whole foods, Wang says. She rec...

Grape seed extract helps wound healing

According to researchers grape seeds help in wound healing. An extract of grape seed heals wounds by helping new blood vessels to grow and providing a high concentration of free radicals in the damaged area.// Researchers at Ohio State University report on the first study of a natural e...

Extracts of grapefruit heals stomach ulcers

...sts have confirmed that extracts of the grapefruit seeds contain antioxidants that help to heal// stomach ulcers. As a fruit, grapefruit had been associated with acidity and gastrointestinal irritation, the fruit actually posses healthy and helpful ingredients that have healing properties. Researchers fro...

A New Product Offering protection against anthrax

...company, the lotion, which is made from grapefruit seeds and the oil of an Australian tree, can protect the skin of public safety workers responding to a potential terrorist attack. The aerosol spray can be used to decontaminate a room, and as a nasal spray to treat people who have inhaled spores. Althou...

Vitamin E Found To reduce bladder cancer risk

...monds, spinach, mustard greens, peppers, sunflower seeds and a variety of oils, including olive, cotton seed and canola. Researchers say they would like to tease out which elements of the diet are especially healthful. Many studies have shown that people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables have lower ri...

Forensic Phonetics – Scientific Solution for Legal Problem

...e crude, barbaric physical examinations that sowed seeds for the so called forensic science. However, it was not until 13th century that the concept became widely accepted. The opening of the Legal Medicine Department in 1807 in the University of Edinburgh and the invention of the microscope by Rudolf Vir...

Radiation therapy effective against Eye cancer

...tment, a small metal shield containing radioactive seeds is sutured to the outside of the eye over the tumor. The shield is left in place until the required dose of radiation has been delivered, usually for four to five days. Several different type of radiation can be used in the seeds; this study used iod...

A new study by John Hopkins University proposes formula for good health

...xcellent plant sources of protein are beans, nuts, seeds and certain grains." The monounsaturated fat diet, enriched with olive and canola oils, as well as various nuts and seeds, decreased risk by almost 20 percent. The carbohydrate-rich diet used in the study decreased risk by roughly 16 percent. The c...

Cholesterol Can Be Effectively Controlled By Sunflower Seeds, Pistachios

...termine the effectiveness of 27 different nuts and seeds in lowering blood cholesterol levels; sunflower seeds and pistachio nuts have been found to have the maximal effect//. The presence of high levels of phyt...

Cholesterol; Can Be Reduced By Sunflower Seeds, and Pistachios

Washington: Sunflower seeds and pistachios are the top among nuts and seeds that contain the highest levels of phytosterols, a compound that reduces cholesterol levels and impr...

Tamiflu substrate produced from Bioengineered Bacteria

... Shikimic acid. Shikimic acid is obtained from the seeds of Star anise which is grown in the high altitudes in the mountains of Guanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou in Southwestern Chinese province. Due to shortage of Shikimic acid, Roche the manufacturer of Tamiflu is planning to use genetically bioenginee...

Breast Cancer Treatment Reduced From Six Weeks To Five Days.

...rs. This can be possible by implanting radiation seeds permanently in the patient’s breast thereby facilitating the destruction of cancer cells. This method helps the patient o continue with their normal routine. This new method of treatment of breast cancer is called partial-breast radiation therapy. ...

Raw Vegan Diet Promises Lightweight, Healthy Bones

...ply of uncooked fruits, vegetables, sprouts, nuts, seeds and legumes in a dash of olive oil. All the study participants had been consuming the above diet for an average of 3.6 years. The diet pattern and the health effects of this group were compared to those who ate a traditional American diet consistin...

Vitamin E: good, bad or ugly???

...orn and soybeans and olive oil, almonds, sunflower seeds and mustard greens were studied as to how they affect health. The main difference between the two forms is a slight variation in their chemical structures. In laboratory experiments, the kind of vitamin E found in corn and soybean oil, gamma-tocophe...

Mediterranean Diet Lowers Inflammation Levels In Elderly

...ed on intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and grains, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, alcohol and the mono-unsaturated-to-saturated fat ratio, the reserachers tabulated the Mediterranean Diet Score, which graded individuals from 0 to 9 based on the adherence to the diet. Plasma...

Designer Strawberries

...The rapid growth of new shoots, the high number of seeds generated and the ease in which new plants may be established, make this plant an ideal candidate as a platform for large-scale studies to elucidate gene function. The new protocol involves taking strawberry plant tissue from its original site and ...

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